He laughs. Cullen makes a rather good diplomat. At least he knew to expect it instead of being surprised. He's a willful Tevinter mage, of course he balked at Templars on his heels like dogs.

"You could, oh I don't know, give them freedom," he offers as a suggestion with a casual shrug of his shoulder. "The South is falling apart because of the Circles. The system is broken. Time to move on, try something new."

He wouldn't say he's an activist but honestly it doesn't seem that hard to him. He makes a face at the idea of early mornings. He's had to do that a great deal recently. "Fine. I will be up and we can chat to the Guard Captain. Besides what's in that letter, however, I can only tell you logical assumptions about what's going on."